Commission Decision of 10 January 2008 authorising the placing on the market of rice drinks with added phytosterols/phytostanols as novel food under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2008) 6) (Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic) (2008/36/EC) (c. 36)

ANNEX Specifications of phytosterols and phytostanols for the addition to rice drinks

Definition:

Phytosterols and phytostanols are sterols and stanols that are extracted from plants and may be presented as free sterols and stanols or esterified with food grade fatty acids.